Theranostics 2017; 7(9):2524-2536. doi:10.7150/thno.19856 This issue Cite
Research Paper
1. Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan;
2. Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 20401, Taiwan
School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
3. Department of Neurosurgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan. School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
4. Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
* These authors contributed equally.
Preventing tumor recurrence after surgical resection of a brain tumor is a significant clinical challenge because current methods deliver chemotherapeutic agents in a rapid manner and are not effective against the residual tumor cells. To overcome this drawback, we report a simple method to prepare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) traceable ultra-thermosensitive hydrogels with rapid gelation ability from aqueous solution within 4 s at 28 °C for hydrophilic (epirubicin, EPI) and hydrophobic (paclitaxel, PTX) drugs co-delivery with bovine serum albumin nanoparticles (BSA NPs) incorporation. The results showed the average survival of gliosarcoma-bearing (MBR 614 or U87) mice receiving BSA/PTX NPs incorporated hydrogelGd/EPI increased to 63 days or 69 days with no tumor recurrence observed. Our synergistic strategy presents a new approach to the development of a local drug delivery system for the prevention of brain tumor recurrence.
Keywords: Thermosensitivity hydrogels, MRI traceability, sustained drug release, tumor recurrence, brain tumor.